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Gajtana's avatar

I am so looking forward to your new album, Juliana. Thanks for providing a glimpse of your creative and technical process in your posts. That's so cool (ultimately) that you were forced to learn to do your technical work, producing, etc, and that you played most of the instruments on your new album.

I enjoyed your film short, "Juliana Hatfield, Undiscovered Planet," and am sharing the link from your website for anyone who hasn't seen it. People's unknowability, changeability, and depth are relatable concepts. On a side note, I hope you put your visceral, confessional, and insightful writing in another book.

https://www.julianahatfield.com/videos

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Sam Pocker's avatar

"Do you ever have a moment, when you are with someone close to you, someone you’ve known for what seems like forever, and you suddenly have an enlightening flash of an undeniable feeling that you don’t know this person at all?"

Been thinking about this a lot lately too, but I don't enjoy it. It feels like all the energy spent trying to know the person (usually over many years) all went to waste. That all of the shared moments weren't what I thought they were.

Also it's little things that aren't even as blatant as your cigarette example that happen sometimes. Sometimes they are followed by a very brief moment of looking at that person and realizing you're never going to speak to them again, or they are never going to speak to you again, or something like that. It feels much sadder to me as I get older.

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Robert's avatar

I, too, of course, am anxious to hear your new music.

As a child, I experienced that jarring feeling of “knowing” someone and then suddenly feeling like I’m looking at someone new, a stranger that’s simultaneously familiar. It was a paradigm bomb in my kid head. Don’t laugh, but I remember staring at Uncle Al, of the regional Uncle Al Show on Channel 9, broadcast from Columbus, OH back around 1978-9? Somehow the camera just happened to be on him for a while longer than usual. I zoned out on his face until it wasn’t him anymore. But it was him. And I felt like I had never seen him before. But that was my show, right before or after The Captain Kangaroo Show. And I had seen an untold number of hours of The Uncle Al show. So, my mind got freakishly zapped like how the outsides of the dough get kneaded into the inside of the dough. I’ll never forget it.

Your articulation of your experience is the first time I’ve ever come across anybody else saying something like what I went through, what, 47-8 years ago?? Weird. But cool. So, thanks.

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Juliana Hatfield's avatar

i at first read Uncle Al as Uncle A-I (uncle ay eye [uncle artificial intelligence) haha)

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IRAW's avatar

thank you for your efforts to civilize us (and your own bad self.) When and how may we pre-order? ALR? Looking forward to the first listen. Will there be a video or two? gosh, oh gosh.

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Juliana Hatfield's avatar

i’ll keep you posted

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Holly's avatar

Is Margaret a friend or foe? They say naming your inner critic helps you to spot and tame her.

The new album excitement is mounting!

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Dino Corvino's avatar

This was cool. Thanks. If I could be so bold as to request a post, I was super drawn to the story of the move. Would love to hear read more.

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Mike In Pensacola's avatar

I'm sure that out of all of your songs, this collection will be in my top bazillionth!

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Nick Wood's avatar

I certainly think you should consider using 'my stuck brain cogs' in some shape or form - it would make a humdinger of a title!

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WattsyWatts's avatar

Thank you for sharing- you and your music are and have been an important and meaningful part of my life. I openly and freely chose it to be over and over, again and again.

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Jason Smith.'s avatar

Glad that your mother is doing well, didn't know about the cancer. Can't wait for the new album. I'm sure it will flip our wigs.

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Ralph Slate's avatar

I'm glad you mentioned "perform them in front of an audience". I hope you keep playing for us!

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Greg Tutunjian's avatar

Great to learn that your mother's health has improved. With respect to your forthcoming release, think about a "hidden track" (or two) with your count-off included! Thanks for sharing more of your music-making process: Many of us have those days where it feels like nothing is getting done (but our batteries are being recharged, and maybe some aspect of creativity is being honed, too).

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Biscuit's avatar

Congrats on finishing the album. Does it have a title yet?

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clarke's avatar

we have become engineers out of necessity. it is a good skill. but, tough to create and engineer. can't wait to hear the new album!!

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Rick Champion's avatar

I look forward to your new album. I love your writing!

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Nathan Zee's avatar

Congrats on the album. That’s a haunting story indeed.

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